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Mississippi bridge collapse in Simpson County during demolition leaves 3 dead, 4 injured
A bridge located over the Strong River in Simpson County, Mississippi, collapsed. Three people were killed and four were injured, authorities say.
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Palestinian officials say an Israeli strike on a school-turned-shelter in northern Gaza killed 15
The Israeli military said the strike targeted dozens of Hamas and Islamic Jihad militants who had gathered at the school. The strike hit the Abu Hussein school in Jabaliya, an urban refugee camp in northern Gaza where Israel has been waging a major air and ground operation for more than a week. Fares Abu Hamza, head of the ministry's emergency unit in northern Gaza, confirmed the toll and said dozens of people were wounded.
AFP
US B-2 bombers strike Huthi facilities in Yemen: military
The United States on Wednesday conducted multiple B-2 bomber strikes on weapons storage facilities in areas of Yemen controlled by the Iran-backed Huthi rebels, according to the US military and defense department.B-2 bombers conducted precision strikes against five underground weapons storage locations, Austin said, adding that use of the long-range stealth bomber demonstrates "US global strike capabilities to take action against these targets when necessary, anytime, anywhere."
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Trump is consistently inconsistent on abortion and reproductive rights
Donald Trump has had a tough time finding a consistent message to questions about abortion and reproductive rights. Trump has been trying to win over voters, especially women, skeptical about his views, especially after he nominated three Supreme Court justices who helped overturn the nationwide right to abortion two years ago. The latest example came this week when the Republican presidential nominee said some abortion laws are “too tough” and would be “redone.”
AFP
Eurozone stocks climb as ECB rate cut looms
Paris and Frankfurt stock markets climbed and the euro traded mixed Thursday before an expected interest-rate cut from the European Central Bank as the eurozone faces weakening economic activity and falling price pressures. "Economic data from the region has been weak of late, meaning the central bank needs to lower the cost of borrowing to encourage more businesses and consumers to spend."
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2 still missing from migrant boat that sank south of Greece
Rescuers searched the Mediterranean Sea near Greece’s southernmost island Thursday for two people reported missing when a boat carrying 100 migrants sank the previous day, Greece’s Coast Guard said. The Coast Guard said Thursday that the survivors — 85 men, two women and 10 minors — were taken to the island of Crete, where one woman was hospitalized. According to the Coast Guard, survivors said they set out for Greece from Tobruk in Libya last Sunday, and that they had paid between 7,000 euros and 10,000 euros each.
AFP
Biden approves $4.5 bn in student debt relief as vote nears
US President Joe Biden announced Thursday further student debt relief for public servants -- amounting to around $4.5 billion -- with just over two weeks to go until the presidential election.Biden said in a statement that with the latest move, more than one million people have had their debt cancelled under Public Service Loan Forgiveness.
CNN
The secret vineyard in the middle of Paris where the wine has ‘an air of mystery’
Clos Montmartre, located near the French capital’s famous Sacre Coeur cathedral, continues a wine-growing tradition here that dates back to the 12th century.
Reuters
Paraguay's drying river stokes water tensions between fishers and farmers
A sharp decline in the Paraguay River, which hit a record low this month due to drought upstream in Brazil, is fueling a conflict between the country's fishers and rice farmers over water use in a southern wetland region bordering Argentina. Residents of the Ñeembucú department and local fishers say that water-intensive rice farms, which use river water to irrigate their crops, are aggravating already-low water levels linked to drier weather caused by climate change.
AFP
Lebanon crowdfunded ambulances under fire in Israel-Hezbollah war
Lebanese data scientist and volunteer rescue worker Bachir Nakhal started a crowdfunding effort to buy new ambulances for south Lebanon months ago, fearing Israel's war in Gaza could spread to his country.But weeks into Israel's war with Hezbollah, his worst fears came true when an ambulance he had helped purchase was bombed.
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Hurricane victims push for donations as right-wing falsehoods cloud recovery efforts
Residents are launching GoFundMe to finance repairs but worry that scams and falsehoods, including right-wing disinformation, will hamper their appeals for help.
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Democrats are nervous — and Kamala Harris may be OK with that
Democrats are notoriously quick to worry and slow to appease.
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New stents for infants mean kids could avoid series of open heart operations
The FDA recently approved a heart stent made specifically for infants and young children, a device that could help kids born with certain congenital heart defects avoid a series of open heart surgeries over the course of their childhoods.
NBC News
Trump’s legal team tried to keep Stormy Daniels quiet ahead of 2024 election, MSNBC reports
Former President Donald Trump this summer offered a financial incentive to adult film star Stormy Daniels if she agreed to keep quiet about Trump ahead of this November’s election, MSNBC’s Rachel Maddow reported on Wednesday.
Yahoo Finance
Stock market today: Nasdaq futures jump as TSMC outlook eases AI worries
A monthly report on retail sales could provide clues to whether the Fed will go for "no cut" at its next meeting.
Reuters
Russian lawmakers push ahead with ban on 'child-free propaganda'
LONDON (Reuters) -Laws that would ban "propaganda" which discourages Russians from having children won overwhelming approval on Thursday in the first stage of their passage through parliament. "It is important to protect people, primarily the younger generation, from having the ideology of childlessness imposed on them on the internet, in the media, in movies, and in advertising," said Duma speaker Vyacheslav Volodin, a powerful ally of President Vladimir Putin. "We continue to form a unified legal framework for the protection of children, families, and traditional values."
CNN
Father of Georgia school shooter knew of son’s deteriorating state, say investigators, who found notebook with disturbing drawings
Colin Gray, the father of the teenager accused of killing four people at a Georgia high school, knew of his son’s deteriorating mental state and his fascination with campus shootings, investigators testified Wednesday during a hearing that elicited troubllng new details of what led up to the rampage.
CNN
5 things to know for Oct. 17: Harris on Fox, Overseas voters, Middle East, Archdiocese scandal, Abortion pills
CNN’s 5 Things brings you the news you need to know every morning.
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GPS data from suspect's car leads to body of girl missing for a year
Police had been searching for the 15-year-old — referred to only as "Lina" in media — since her mysterious disappearance last year.
Reuters
Ukraine seeks global help with massive task of landmine clearance at Swiss meeting
Switzerland, which is providing financial support, is hosting the conference this week attended by officials from around 50 countries to drum up funds for demining Ukraine set to cost $34.6 billion, according to a World Bank study. "The scale of this challenge is truly massive," Ukraine's Prime Minister Denys Shmyhal, told the meeting in the city of Lausanne. "I call on the entire civilised world to increase support for Ukraine in the field of demining."

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